Tutorial: Public Health Law
Category: Regional Public Health Events - Other
Date: April 29th 2014 9:45am until 4:00pm
Location: Brendon Room, Compass Disability Services, Unit 11-12 Belvedere Trading Estate, Taunton TA11BH
These tutorials are open to Public Health Specialty Registrars on the South West Public Health Training Programme only.
Please register for this event by completing the form below.
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If you have confirmed attendance and then find you are unable to attend, it is important to inform the Training Programme Support Manager, Gemma Cooke.
Please see below the timetable for the tutorial.
Timetable
09.45 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Session 1 – Introduction
- A discussion on the Precourse material – “The English Legal System”
- The Structure of Public Health in England
- Public Health England
- Public Health in Local Government
11.00 Tea/Coffee break
11.30 Session 2 – The 1984 Act & Part 2A orders
- The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
- Regulations
- Guidance
- How it works
- What it does
- Part 2A Orders
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Session 3 – Other Control Powers
- Food Legislation
- Health & Safety Legislation
- Statutory Nuisance Legislation
14.30 Tea/Coffee break
15.00 Session 4–Other areas
- The use of legislative approaches in improving population health;
- Statutory use of health and environmental impact assessments;
- Equalities law with regard to public health agenda to reduce inequalities etc.
16.00 Close